With seven national titles in eight years, Northwestern's women's lacrosse team is an undisputed dynasty. Yet facing the loss of program leading scorer Shannon Smith and playing with a growing target on their backs, the Wildcats will have their work cut out for them as they try to bring another threepeat to Evanston.

Catch up with the 'Cats as they prepare for a busy 2013.

Production by Katherine Mirani, Sam Hart and Christian Keeve / North by Northwestern.

Team photo: Natalie Krebs / North by Northwestern. Ribbon photo: Yongjiet on Flickr. Illustration by Steph Shapiro / North by Northwestern. All Flickr photos licensed under Creative Commons.